Howdy,
This past week, I needed to renew my passport. I thought doing it
online seemed so much more convienent than going in-person to the Passport office.
I remember the very first time I got my passport. It was the year 2000, and I had to find the ONE post
office that would do the application for me.
And I had to track down a copy of my birth certificate from the Minnesota Registry.
And I had to bring in photos from Walgreens where they took passport photos.
And I had to pledge right there in the tiny lobby of the St. Paul Como Ave Post Office that everything I claimed was accurate.
Now 23 years later, I just sit at my computer, fill in the form, and upload my photo.
But oh, the photo. It's a completely different beast. Find a white wall. Find a spot with no shadows. Position the camera with plenty of space above your head. But not too much because then it won't crop right. Oh, wait, now there isn't enough space. Automatic cropping can't be done. Do you want to accept and proceed?
After 4 or 5 tries, I clicked accept and proceed.
Even though it was online, as with most things in the government, it was STILL tedious. But at least it was tedious in my own home. I recognize that not everyone has the ability to renew a government document from home. So I'm not trying to whine.
I'm trying to express how even though I thought it would be easy, it wasn't. I guess it's good to remember we need to be challenged once in a while. I will take this challenge and overcome.
What challenge are you overcoming in this season?
Now on to this week's fun!